Qualys, Inc. $QLYS Shares Sold by Quantbot Technologies LP

Quantbot Technologies LP reduced its holdings in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) by 23.2% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 31,270 shares of the software maker’s stock after selling 9,453 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP’s holdings in Qualys were worth $4,138,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Qualys during the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its stake in Qualys by 451.0% in the third quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 270 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 221 shares during the period. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. acquired a new position in Qualys in the second quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Qualys during the third quarter valued at approximately $55,000. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Qualys during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $73,000. 99.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Qualys Stock Performance

Shares of QLYS opened at $92.47 on Monday. Qualys, Inc. has a one year low of $85.14 and a one year high of $155.47. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $123.00 and its 200-day moving average is $131.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.00 and a beta of 0.63.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The software maker reported $1.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.78 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $175.28 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $173.18 million. Qualys had a net margin of 29.64% and a return on equity of 37.65%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.60 earnings per share. Qualys has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.760-1.830 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 7.170-7.450 EPS. Analysts forecast that Qualys, Inc. will post 3.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

QLYS has been the topic of several recent research reports. Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $155.00 price target on shares of Qualys in a report on Friday, February 6th. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $150.00 target price on Qualys in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Northland Securities set a $162.00 price target on shares of Qualys in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Qualys from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Berenberg Bank began coverage on shares of Qualys in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $165.00 price objective on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $140.46.

Insider Transactions at Qualys

In other news, CEO Sumedh S. Thakar sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $133.76, for a total value of $668,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 247,800 shares in the company, valued at $33,145,728. This trade represents a 1.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 6,799 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $128.46, for a total transaction of $873,399.54. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 88,489 shares in the company, valued at $11,367,296.94. This represents a 7.14% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 42,227 shares of company stock valued at $5,875,962. Company insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

About Qualys

Qualys, Inc (NASDAQ: QLYS) is a leading provider of cloud-based security and compliance solutions designed to help organizations streamline their IT security programs. Operating on a unified, modular platform, Qualys offers continuous visibility into global IT assets through a combination of lightweight cloud agents and on-premises scanner appliances. The platform supports an array of security and compliance use cases, enabling real-time detection of vulnerabilities, policy violations and misconfigurations across on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments.

The company’s flagship Qualys Cloud Platform delivers a suite of integrated applications, including vulnerability management, detection and response (VMDR), policy compliance, web application scanning, file integrity monitoring, asset inventory and container security.